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Compatible 16Gig micro SDHC for CDMA TP2

Wow! We now have a Rhodium CDMA thread!!
Just a post to let those who purchase a CDMA/GSM TP2 that I am using a 16Gig RiData Class 6 card purchased from Newegg for $50 about a week and a half ago with no issues.
I do recall a post for GSM versions that Transcend branded memory did not work.
Please post your results for those who are looking to purchase higher capacity memory.
J

look at rom development

I don't have a 16GB Transcend but I bought an 8GB one off of eBay for pretty cheap and it works well with my Telus TP2.

16gb duracell, working well.

Class 7 ?
Hi,
I just bought an PNY 8G premium micro sd
Read: 15 MB/s
Write: 7 MB/s
Capacity: 8 GB
Trans speed: 15 MB/s
I think it has the best performance you can get at the moment. If i'm wrong please tell me wich one is better in speed and quality (besides its capacity of course).

I have a 16GB kingston bought off E-Bay ... working flawlessly, it's only class 2 I believe, but I notice no lag when loading up or transferring apps.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KINGSTON-16GB-M...45ec2dd652&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_2784wt_931

arasarn said:
16gb duracell, working well.
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40$ future shop
same here

inspireqc said:
40$ future shop
same here
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how the hell did u get it for $40??! I just got it for $80 after tax

well the cost is 37.50 $ ...
and I'm a "good" customer there
Cheer

40.00 AMAZON just placed my order....
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-SDSDQ-016G-A11M-Sandisk-16GB-Microsd/dp/B001F6YRNO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1252479397&sr=8-2

inspireqc said:
well the cost is 37.50 $ ...
and I'm a "good" customer there
Cheer
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lol I'm a good customer there too I buy everything from there.. It was 69.99 and 80 after taxes.. dammit

jsinger said:
I am using a 16Gig RiData Class 6 card purchased from Newegg for $50 about a week and a half ago with no issues.
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I have the 16Gig RiData Class 6 card in my T-Mobile Touch Pro 2, it's working like a champ! I got it from Newegg for 46 bucks.

what's the max size for the microsd that the touch pro 2 will support?

jtadeo said:
what's the max size for the microsd that the touch pro 2 will support?
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32gb SDHC max

4G $12 on DX http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.21924

Any takers?
http://www.buy.com/prod/topram-16gb...h-sd-adapter-class-4/q/loc/101/211495185.html
$40

When comparing prices, please make sure to note the speed class also. This is talked about in another thread somewhere, but basically there are class 2, 4, 6 and coming eventually 10. Class 2 is the slowest, but also the least expensive. The speed is supposedly important when transferring data back and forth from the micro SD card to the PC or phone, accessing data stored on the card from a program running on the phone, and when using programs that are stored on the card. I don't have anything to compare what that means in real life terms, people with Class 2 don't seem to have any complaints, but I'd imagine watching a movie stored on the card would be the true test, and that may be answered in another thread.
I happen to have a Transcend 8gb Class 6, which is working great.

16 GB?
Not to be an @ss, but more importantly, what do you need 16 GB for?
I have a 4 GB with TomTom maps taking up half and I can't imagine filling the rest of it with pictures or video. Just curious what people actually use the capacity on a phone for, other than to say they have it...

I would assume most want it for video and music. Ipods come in MINIMUM 4GB these days.

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fronc said:
I would assume most want it for video and music. Ipods come in MINIMUM 4GB these days.
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True, I guess I don't use my phone for entertainment too much, mostly work. So I never think to use it for a music or video player.

Get your 16GB - Class 10!

Just bought this:
WINTEC FileMate 16GB Mobile Professional Class 10 microSDHC Card with SDHC Adapter
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405
For $27.99 (not including shipping)! From the reviews it's gotten so far it looks like a steal for the price! Better get yours cuz I got mine!

Thanks for the heads up

Thanks! I just ordered one
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Order one
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According to the reviews, some people are getting crappy speeds of 6MB/s or less. I don't think I will gamble on this one because the cards seem inconsistent. I doubt the life expectancy is very long either.
Sandisk and other reputable manufacturers make cards that are consistently above the class rating. There's a reason they cost more: they spend money on QA.

You're welcome for the "thanks" if you got it from me... Otherwise ok, parallel thinking.
adrienspawn said:
For a MicroSD, the best right now is the Wintec 16GB Class 10 one at 30$.
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Luckily its backed with neweggs great customer service so I don't feel like its that much of a gamble.
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I actually just stumbled on it today while browsing thru the site, thought to myself "hhmm X-Mass day so there's gotta be some deals going on today!?" and BAM! found this
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You're welcome for the "thanks" if you got it from me... Otherwise ok, parallel thinking.
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I have one and I barely get 6 Mbps with it on HDTune, I have an Adata 8gb Class 6 that outperforms it, but it is a good deal for such a large card if speed isn't an issue.

lightningtrip said:
I have one and I barely get 6 Mbps with it on HDTune, I have an Adata 8gb Class 6 that outperforms it, but it is a good deal for such a large card if speed isn't an issue.
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The best speed I get out of the card, interestingly enough, is when I boot into Clockwork Recovery and mount it. I can hit about 11MB/s write. LOL. I think my SD/Trans-flash card reader is messed up because I get abysmal rates with it.
verkion

I bought this card a month ago from Fry's. I never really tested, I just mainly wanted it for the capacity. That being said, using this command on my linux box
Code:
dd count=1k bs=1M if=/dev/zero of=/media/test.img (/media being the name of the card)
with it being mounted in my pc, I got this
Code:
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 12.051 s, 89.1 MB/s
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Not bad!.

Oh wow, that's what I got an 8GB for a little bit before I got the G2. Though that one is a Sandisk. How can I tell what class it is?

theratdude64 said:
Oh wow, that's what I got an 8GB for a little bit before I got the G2. Though that one is a Sandisk. How can I tell what class it is?
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There's usually a little number inside a circle, somewhere on the card. Sometimes it's not in a circle. It will be either a 2,4,6,8 or 10. If it doesn't have one, you can assume it's a class 2.

Newegg has had this card at this price for a while. There isn't any rush to get these. They sell out, and then come back in stock a week later.

I just bought me one of these:
WINTEC FileMate 16GB Mobile Professional Class 10 microSDHC Card with SDHC Adapter
from FRY's Electronics in Manhattan Beach Ca. for $32 (IMHO pretty cheap for a in store price).
I Just ran h2testw on the card and got 15.2Mbp/s write speed and 17.5Mbps read speed, so at least the one I bought was legit.

Here's the thing: the greater the Class on a card the better it will perform reading/writing big files. This also means that if you're trying to create/copy/move many little files from/to the card you'll be better served with a Class 2, wich doesn't take so much time readying the card for a reading/writing operation as the higher classes.

banjolas said:
Here's the thing: the greater the Class on a card the better it will perform reading/writing big files. This also means that if you're trying to create/copy/move many little files from/to the card you'll be better served with a Class 2, wich doesn't take so much time readying the card for a reading/writing operation as the higher classes.
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Ok, and if you want to partition your sd card for ext. They recommend class 6 or higher
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Got mine in the mail today and I can confirm it's a Class 10.

There is now a 32gb one, too. I didn't see this last time
Search for 32gb class 10, I can't post links yet.

I was wrong, the 32gb one is not a micro, sorry. However the 16gb one is back in stock now.

Sandisk 32GB too slow!

Just purchased 32GB Sandisk micro SD. To my knowledge Sandisk has only one 32GB micro SD card and it's a class 2. I have had same, but in 8GB capacity. From time to time I copy/backup folders to external SD: Navionics, Epocrates, and TitaniumBackup...up to 460MB. On 8GB it would take a minute or two each, but with new 32GB it takes forever. Both class 2; same manufacturer, but smaller one much faster. Any suggestions?
Infusion of Android

Class it up! Try a class 4 or 6.
nvm: I read later that you mentioned you get a faster speed on a Class 2 8gig than on a Class 2 32 gig. I just need coffee. Ignore my comment

I have a Sandisk 32gb Class 2... and it's slooooow. So I tried a 32GB Class 4, and it's still equally slow. I'm beginning to think it's the device, not the memory card. I'm getting annoyed with how much just having a memory card in the slot slows down the phone. I may just tolerate the internal 16gb and stop using an "external SD" because it's gotten super annoying waiting for it to scan all the time.

I have an adata class 4 32gb and its pretty good copying to and from. I got it from a quality retailer. If you didnt get it from a quality retailer, TEST it with h2testw app on the pc and make sure its real. It will take a long time to test it. Writing will go quick and you wont see any errors, but reading and verifying the writen data will take a lot longer and thats where the errors will show if its truly not a legitimate card.
I got a couple of fakes off ebay that i got refunded for, but these people sell thousands of these things on there and alot of people get fooled because they seem to work fine, UNTIL down the road when you cant read the data and lose a ton of stuff.
If you test it and get no errors on the reading side, you got a slow card and thats all there is to it. Its not the phone becuase it works fine with cards for most everyone. Not many complaints showing up

carhigh said:
I have an adata class 4 32gb and its pretty good copying to and from. I got it from a quality retailer. If you didnt get it from a quality retailer, TEST it with h2testw app on the pc and make sure its real. It will take a long time to test it. Writing will go quick and you wont see any errors, but reading and verifying the writen data will take a lot longer and thats where the errors will show if its truly not a legitimate card.
I got a couple of fakes off ebay that i got refunded for, but these people sell thousands of these things on there and alot of people get fooled because they seem to work fine, UNTIL down the road when you cant read the data and lose a ton of stuff.
If you test it and get no errors on the reading side, you got a slow card and thats all there is to it. Its not the phone becuase it works fine with cards for most everyone. Not many complaints showing up
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Mine's a legitimate card, that much I know. Best Buy doesn't sell china-models, haha

Correction. It's a Class 4 that I bought from Staples.
Sandisk technical chat was a joke and commented:"Well there is no guaranteed read and write speed. Still you can try formatting it with a tool called HP Tool"
My response:"Your comment could be construed as a copout. I believe everyone should have the guarantee that when same manufacturer produces a product and one is classed to have double the transfer capability ...... it should perform as such"
Sandisk chat :"I understand but we do not have any read and write speed on micro SDHC card"

bluetoothless said:
Correction. It's a Class 4 that I bought from Staples.
Sandisk technical chat was a joke and commented:"Well there is no guaranteed read and write speed. Still you can try formatting it with a tool called HP Tool"
My response:"Your comment could be construed as a copout. I believe everyone should have the guarantee that when same manufacturer produces a product and one is classed to have double the transfer capability ...... it should perform as such"
Sandisk chat :"I understand but we do not have any read and write speed on micro SDHC card"
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Kudos to you for challenging them... Unfortunately the world is becoming more and more of a marketing-reality. Something can be marketed as anything. AT&T decided they'd rather call their 3G a "4G network" rather than update to 4G... Sandisk decided to call their Class 4 a "Class 4" without any sort of technical evidence of it complying with the standard... and who's going to stand up to them, just like who's going to stand up to AT&T? Very sad state we've gotten to.

bella92108 said:
I have a Sandisk 32gb Class 2... and it's slooooow. So I tried a 32GB Class 4, and it's still equally slow. I'm beginning to think it's the device, not the memory card. I'm getting annoyed with how much just having a memory card in the slot slows down the phone. I may just tolerate the internal 16gb and stop using an "external SD" because it's gotten super annoying waiting for it to scan all the time.
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Wait, are you saying that if one removes the external SD card that no scanning takes place?!?! If so that bish will be out of there in a hot minute! 2GB isn't worth the headache.

Yes class 2 is like the 3200rpm hard disk. Back in 1990's. Get class 6. I have class 10 it's very fast.
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rjan22 said:
Yes class 2 is like the 3200rpm hard disk. Back in 1990's. Get class 6. I have class 10 it's very fast.
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Is the Infuse able to take advantage of the Class 10? I thought I read somewhere anything above Class 6 reads the same on modern smartphones. Anyone have real world experience using infuse with class 2 vs 6 vs 10?

carhigh said:
TEST it with h2testw app on the pc and make sure its real.
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Tested it and it came back 10.44 Mbs read/4.66 Mbs write. This was after formatting it with HP Tool. That is within spec for Class 4, but seemed just too slow. I'll try to transfer same files again and share results.
Infusion of Android

I have a class 4 32 gb that's basically empty....
Write: 6.8 mbps
Read: 21.3 mbps
Is that good\bad\indifferent? lol

I'd appreciate those numbers.
Any opinions about PNY all?
Infusion of Android

bluetoothless said:
I'd appreciate those numbers.
Any opinions about PNY all?
Infusion of Android
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Does PNY make Class 10 16 or 32gb cards? In searching on Amazon 32gb Micro SD Class 10, I'm seeing Lexar, and Patriot. The Patriot gets mediocre reviews saying that it dies frequently, and is incompatible with many devices. I'm thinking of buying the Lexar, but I still haven't seen anyone post any better read\write speeds, so I'm wondering if the Samsung can even read\write faster than class 4.

PNY 16 GB class 10 at Costco.com $29.99
Infusion of Android

bluetoothless said:
16 GB class 10 at Costco.com $20.99
Infusion of Android
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That's a good deal... wonder if they have it in-store or only online?

Only online. Recent shipments to stores are 8GB Sandisk class 4. No other choices.
I flubbed on price $29.99
Infusion of Android

bluetoothless said:
Only online. Recent shipments to stores are 8GB Sandisk class 4. No other choices.
I flubbed on price $29.99
Infusion of Android
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Aww, I just think I'd regret only going 16GB... if there are 32GB available, I think I'd be regretting it in a week if I bought a 16GB.

Try newegg.com they have very good prices, good reviews and a great return policy.

rsrocket said:
Try newegg.com they have very good prices, good reviews and a great return policy.
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Wanting to buy @ Amazon... I have $300 in gift cards on Amazon, so need something I can order from them. Not a fan of Newegg as they charge Tax in CA, and their "standard" shipping is slooooow (up to 10 days the last couple orders). I have Amazon Prime free 2 day shipping, and no tax here in CA, so I'm trying to stick with them.

PNY 32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC - $55 shipped [NEW COUPON Oct-11]

@Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...MC-091311-Index-_-FlashMemory-_-20178381-L09D
Use coupon code EMCJKJJ45 to bring it down to $55. Pretty decent price for a class 10 chip from a known manufacturer.
Edit: Varying write benchmarks on Newegg and Amazon. Some are hitting class 10 speeds, some aren't. YMMV.

Awesome! Thanks for 2sharing

Just be careful and make sure its genuine, I have heard a lot of stuff about fake cards claiming to be class 10.
Whereas if you go for a good brand it might actually perform better.
I have a sandisk, 32gb, class 4, and i have 20 gb of music of my sensation, it works perfectly, better then my ipod touch! So I wouldnt pay much attention to the class but more to the quality of the card.
Granted the write speed is slow, took me a long time to get the 20gb of music on, but reading speed is somewhere around 10 to 16 mbps, and thats from a class 4!

This one is legit- got suckered in some ebay buys of fake cards, went ahead and bought this one a while back from NewEgg and never looked back. PNY is a good brand. I use this one currently and have had no issues .

Ordered one...
I put in my order at Newegg this morning. Coupon code worked. Unfortunately, since I live in California, I had to pay sales tax so it cost me $3.99 extra

Yep, I bought this card from newegg. It is legit!

meteor999 said:
Just be careful and make sure its genuine, I have heard a lot of stuff about fake cards claiming to be class 10.
Whereas if you go for a good brand it might actually perform better.
I have a sandisk, 32gb, class 4, and i have 20 gb of music of my sensation, it works perfectly, better then my ipod touch! So I wouldnt pay much attention to the class but more to the quality of the card.
Granted the write speed is slow, took me a long time to get the 20gb of music on, but reading speed is somewhere around 10 to 16 mbps, and thats from a class 4!
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It's from newegg and its pny. Can't get more real than that.
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Because the promo code ends today, there is also at Amazon for 56$ if anyone is interested.
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-Hi-Speed-MicroSDHC-Tablet-P-SDU32G10TEFM1/dp/B0052W534E

they have some class 10 32's at frys for 30$ btw

freco said:
Because the promo code ends today, there is also at Amazon for 56$ if anyone is interested.
http://www.amazon.com/PNY-Hi-Speed-MicroSDHC-Tablet-P-SDU32G10TEFM1/dp/B0052W534E
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They change price back to 69. As soon as newegg's offer ended they changed it.

Thank for shared
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I got the email promotion and bought it as soon as I saw it lol. Got it in the mail yesterday. Noticable space and performance improvement from the stock 8 gb card. Everything that is on the sd card loads much faster now. This card may not be a high end class 10 card but it is that of a high end class 6 card which should be good enough for phone usage. You will be able to record hd with this card just fine. I've been waiting for it to be instock and on sale since the day i have my Sensation lol. Gotta love new egg.

How can i buy this card from Europe ? The Newegg don't send to Europe.
later edit: meantime i bought from Amazon, they send to Europe

Good price, thanks for shared

Unfortunately my stock 8gb card died. Contemplating between this or the 16gb class 10.

This one (DMY 32GB class 10), at this price, is fantastic. I already put it in my Sensation and the phone is flying (like a pig) with 32 GB. My laptop geting jealous. I warmly recommend it !

I have a 16gb PNY in my Sensation and I have to say I am disappointed with the performance of a so called class 10 card. SD Tools reports write speeds of <8MB/s which is no better than the 8GB Kingston class 4 (though seems to be under rated) that come bundled with the Sensation. Alarmingly, that falls below the 10MB/s minimum for a class 10.
Is SD Tools a reliable app?

anlygi said:
I have a 16gb PNY in my Sensation and I have to say I am disappointed with the performance of a so called class 10 card. SD Tools reports write speeds of <8MB/s which is no better than the 8GB Kingston class 4 (though seems to be under rated) that come bundled with the Sensation. Alarmingly, that falls below the 10MB/s minimum for a class 10.
Is SD Tools a reliable app?
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Test the card on a computer instead.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G

Is the rating for read or write? I have a Patriot 16GB C10 that gets 8.6MB write and 19.4MB read.

GideonX said:
Test the card on a computer instead.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
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I think my ancient card reader might hinder things though saying that it's USB 2.0 so will see how it goes thanks.
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Is the rating for read or write? I have a Patriot 16GB C10 that gets 8.6MB write and 19.4MB read.
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Rating is for write speeds. 10MB/s should be minimum, PNY packaging states up to 15MB.

32GB Lexar Class 10 MicroSD Memory Card + Reader for $40.77 (dead)

Hey guys, I searched but didn't see this in the Epic forums. Wanted to get it posted asap because it made the front page of slickdeals not too long ago so it could sell out before long.
Amazon has a 32gb Lexar Class 10 microSD with a card reader for $47 and free shipping. It is sold by Tiger Direct through Amazon. Alternatively, you can go straight to Tiger Direct's website to purchase it for the same price.
*** 11/11/11 Update - Deal is dead through Amazon currently but I checked the Tiger Direct link and it still has the $47.99 price.
*** 12/16/11 Update - Amazon currently has this for $40.77 with Prime Eligibility and Tiger Direct has it for $69.99 - $30.00 Instant Savings = $39.99. Shipping shows up at $2.70 for me bringing the total to $42.69 through TD (YMMV).
Amazon
Tiger Direct

Great Deal...Just Got Mine!! Different Brand,etc. For 41 plus tax, sold out quick.
Hard to Get Deals, if you Find One, Dont Hesitate...

Great deal, just bought a Class 4 Sandisk 32GB recently for like $36 so this is priced about right

And I assume from the response that the Epic will recognize and fully utilize a 32 GB card?

dewey1973 said:
And I assume from the response that the Epic will recognize and fully utilize a 32 GB card?
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Mine did

iviyth0s said:
Great deal, just bought a Class 4 Sandisk 32GB recently for like $36 so this is priced about right
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Isn't the read/write speed on these phones capped, so would it even really make a difference if I got the Class 4 vs the Class 10. No point in spending another $11 if I don't have to.

I've got my eye on a Patriot and a PNY 32gb for about the same price, just caught up in which brand has a better reputation.

m5james said:
Isn't the read/write speed on these phones capped, so would it even really make a difference if I got the Class 4 vs the Class 10. No point in spending another $11 if I don't have to.
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I heard that too but I wonder how capped, I'm gonna possibly review my card tonight from my laptop's reader and mounted through the phone and see if there's a speed difference
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I've got my eye on a Patriot and a PNY 32gb for about the same price, just caught up in which brand has a better reputation.
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I've bought memory sticks from both and haven't had any of them die. Both are great.

32 GB cards
Are these cards coming down in price finally. I looked a while back and they were 100 or more. Also are these the true 32 gig cards(been burned a few times from ebay, even a local seller). I want to find one of these to go along with my extended battery(take that Iphone.)

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I've bought memory sticks from both and haven't had any of them die. Both are great.
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I have as well, and both make reliable devices. I'm leaning towards the Patriot because all my Patriot USB drives are blazing fast, whereas my PNY drives are just eh on speed.

Thanks for posting.
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Has anyone used this card for a decently long time? Interested to know if it spontaneously corrupted or not

Deal is back and better than it was previously. 7 bucks cheaper I think.
I bought this card when I posted the OP and have been using it ever since. I have had no problems with it at all and I'm thinking I might get another one for my Nook Color.

If there's a speed difference on the laptop that makes backing up your SD way less painfully long.

Read the reviews in the Amazon link? A few people complained of corruption and dead cards within weeks or months of purchase. This worries me a bit.